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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2015
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Arnaud Marie Froment, San Jose, CA (US);
Gy Stuart Fullmer, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Wendy Chiu Fai Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Sean Thomas Congden, Mountain View, CA (US);
Seetha Lakshmi Annamraju, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenneth Paul Kiraly, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brett Nathan Lynnes, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A handheld electronic device determines its position in a moving vehicle based on changes in air pressure that occur when the vehicle undergoes acceleration. Based on a direction of acceleration that correlates to a subsequent reduction in air pressure, a determination is made as to whether the device is in the front left, front right, back left, or back right quadrant of the vehicle. The device then alters its configuration based on the quadrant in which it is located.